When a number of Georgian athletes decided to withdraw from the Olympics to go home to their families, what was the response of IOC president Rogge? According to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, he urged them to stay, saying that such a withdrawal could damage their prospects of competing in the London Olympics in 2012. (See my earlier entry for arguments that the IOC should lose its tax-free status.)
Three of the Georgian athletes were from Gori, then under fire, and had no way of knowing what was happening to their families and friends. Just for perspective, Rachel reminds us that the ancient Greeks observed a truce during the original Olympic games. Might be something to consider.
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